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The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...
After celebrating his first Mass as pope, Leo XIV is slated to have a full schedule in the coming days. His next engagement is expected to be a May 10 meeting with cardinals.
USA Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was elected the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and has taken the name Pope Leo XIV a senior cardinal announced to crowds in St.
Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church on May 8, 2025, becoming the first pope to ever have been born in the United States. Here’s what you need to know.
Pope Leo and the U.N. condemned the attack by Islamic State-linked extremists that killed 49 Christians in a church in the ...
Pope Leo's background The new pope was born in Chicago in 1955, according to Vatican News. His father is of French and Italian descent, while his mother is of Spanish descent.
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, who will take the name Pope Leo XIV, was elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church. Leo, 69, was chosen on Day 2 of the papal conclave and is the ...
Archbishop Nelson Perez gave Villanova alum and leader of the Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV an Eagles cap. Perez joins CBS News Philadelphia's Jim Donovan and Janelle Burrell to share the story of how ...